diff --git a/PHPCI/Application.php b/PHPCI/Application.php
index a284c7c5..fe3bcca4 100644
--- a/PHPCI/Application.php
+++ b/PHPCI/Application.php
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ class Application extends b8\Application
 
         // Validate the user's session unless it is a login/logout action or a web hook:
         $sessionAction = ($controllerName == 'Session' && in_array($this->action, array('login', 'logout')));
-        $webhookAction = in_array($controllerName, array('Bitbucket', 'Github'));
+        $externalAction = in_array($controllerName, array('Bitbucket', 'Github', 'BuildStatus'));
 
-        if (!$webhookAction && !$sessionAction) {
+        if (!$externalAction && !$sessionAction) {
             $this->validateSession();
         }
 
diff --git a/PHPCI/Controller/BuildStatusController.php b/PHPCI/Controller/BuildStatusController.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e898405a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PHPCI/Controller/BuildStatusController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+/**
+* PHPCI - Continuous Integration for PHP
+*
+* @copyright    Copyright 2013, Block 8 Limited.
+* @license      https://github.com/Block8/PHPCI/blob/master/LICENSE.md
+* @link         http://www.phptesting.org/
+*/
+
+namespace PHPCI\Controller;
+
+use b8;
+use b8\Store;
+use PHPCI\Model\Project;
+use PHPCI\Model\Build;
+
+/**
+* Build Status Controller - Allows external access to build status information / images.
+* @author       Dan Cryer <dan@block8.co.uk>
+* @package      PHPCI
+* @subpackage   Web
+*/
+class BuildStatusController extends b8\Controller
+{
+    public function init()
+    {
+        $this->_projectStore      = Store\Factory::getStore('Project');
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Returns the appropriate build status image for a given project.
+    */
+    public function image($projectId)
+    {
+        $branch         = $this->getParam('branch', 'master');
+        $project        = $this->_projectStore->getById($projectId);
+        $status         = 'ok';
+
+        if (isset($project) && $project instanceof Project) {
+            $build = $project->getLatestBuild($branch, array(2,3));
+
+            if (isset($build) && $build instanceof Build && $build->getStatus() != 2) {
+                $status = 'failed';
+            }
+        }
+
+        header('Content-Type: image/png');
+        die(file_get_contents(APPLICATION_PATH . 'assets/img/build-' . $status . '.png'));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/PHPCI/Model/Project.php b/PHPCI/Model/Project.php
index be1c808b..f2a435fd 100644
--- a/PHPCI/Model/Project.php
+++ b/PHPCI/Model/Project.php
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 namespace PHPCI\Model;
 
 use PHPCI\Model\Base\ProjectBase;
+use PHPCI\Model\Build;
+use b8\Store;
 
 /**
 * Project Model
@@ -20,4 +22,25 @@ use PHPCI\Model\Base\ProjectBase;
 */
 class Project extends ProjectBase
 {
+    public function getLatestBuild($branch = 'master', $status = null)
+    {
+        $criteria       = array('branch' => $branch, 'project_id' => $this->getId());
+
+        if (isset($status)) {
+            $criteria['status'] = $status;
+        }
+
+        $order          = array('id' => 'DESC');
+        $builds         = Store\Factory::getStore('Build')->getWhere($criteria, 1, $start, array(), $order);
+
+        if (is_array($builds['items']) && count($builds['items'])) {
+            $latest = array_shift($builds['items']);
+
+            if (isset($latest) && $latest instanceof Build) {
+                return $latest;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/PHPCI/View/Index.phtml b/PHPCI/View/Index.phtml
index 196164c4..2dcea736 100644
--- a/PHPCI/View/Index.phtml
+++ b/PHPCI/View/Index.phtml
@@ -10,8 +10,31 @@
 			<li class="divider"></li>
 			<li class="nav-header">Projects</li>
 
-			<?php foreach($projects as $project): ?>
-			<li><a href="/project/view/<?php print $project->getId(); ?>"><i class="icon-folder-open"></i> <?php print $project->getTitle(); ?></a></li>
+			<?php
+			foreach($projects as $project):
+				$status = 'icon-build-ok';
+				$build = $project->getLatestBuild('master');
+
+				if (isset($build)) {
+					switch($build->getStatus())
+					{
+						case 0:
+							$status = 'icon-build-pending';
+							break;
+						case 1:
+							$status = 'icon-build-running';
+							break;
+						case 3:
+							$status = 'icon-build-failed';
+							break;
+						case 2:
+						default:
+							$status = 'icon-build-ok';
+							break;
+					}
+				}
+			?>
+			<li><a href="/project/view/<?php print $project->getId(); ?>"><i class="<?= $status; ?>"></i> <?php print $project->getTitle(); ?></a></li>
 			<?php endforeach; ?>
 		</ul>
 		</div>
diff --git a/assets/css/phpci.css b/assets/css/phpci.css
index 076a5d59..bb0340c3 100644
--- a/assets/css/phpci.css
+++ b/assets/css/phpci.css
@@ -39,4 +39,24 @@ body
 		font-size: 2em;
 		margin: 0;
 		padding: 0;
-	}
\ No newline at end of file
+	}
+
+.icon-build-ok
+{
+	background: url('/assets/img/icon-build-ok.png') no-repeat top left;
+}
+
+.icon-build-failed
+{
+	background: url('/assets/img/icon-build-failed.png') no-repeat top left;
+}
+
+.icon-build-pending
+{
+	background: url('/assets/img/icon-build-pending.png') no-repeat top left;
+}
+
+.icon-build-running
+{
+	background: url('/assets/img/icon-build-running.png') no-repeat top left;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
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